Mikumwakàn, the Circle of the Moor Essential CommunityKishku 22 · Ximin Kishux · Kweti Aquechque

Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

47 years before Kweti Aquechque

March 20, 1979 to March 18, 1980 · 13 moons, with Gahès Kishux

47 years before Kweti Aquechque as a wheel: the Threshold Days and 13 moons around the circle from Day One at the top, with the eight stations of the sun inside.Pahsùkwi Kishku: Mar 20 to Mar 26✦Pahsùkwi KishkuÒtaès Kishux: Mar 27 to Apr 251Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: Apr 26 to May 242Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: May 25 to Jun 233Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jun 24 to Jul 224Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Jul 23 to Aug 215Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Aug 22 to Sep 196Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Sep 20 to Oct 197Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Oct 20 to Nov 188Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Nov 19 to Dec 179Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Dec 18 to Jan 1610Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Jan 17 to Feb 1411Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Feb 15 to Mar 1512Pìl KishuxGahès Kishux: Mar 16 to Mar 1813Gahès KishuxNaxa Kishku, Apr 12Naxa Kishku, May 11Naxa Kishku, Jun 10Naxa Kishku, Jul 9Naxa Kishku, Aug 7Naxa Kishku, Sep 5Naxa Kishku, Oct 5Naxa Kishku, Nov 3Naxa Kishku, Dec 3Naxa Kishku, Jan 1Naxa Kishku, Jan 31Naxa Kishku, Mar 1Kweti Kishku, Mar 20✦Kweti KishkuÀskàskw, May 5✦ÀskàskwWisaw, Jun 21✦WisawPìlkësh, Aug 7✦PìlkëshMàxk, Sep 23✦MàxkNëmuxumës, Nov 7✦NëmuxumësSëk, Dec 21✦SëkÒp, Feb 4✦Òp47 years before Kweti AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 20
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
✦Pahsùkwi Kishkuthe Threshold DaysMar 20 to Mar 26
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonMar 27 to Apr 25Apr 12
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonApr 26 to May 24May 11
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonMay 25 to Jun 23Jun 10
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJun 24 to Jul 22Jul 9
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonJul 23 to Aug 21Aug 7
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonAug 22 to Sep 19Sep 5
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonSep 20 to Oct 19Oct 5
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonOct 20 to Nov 18Nov 3
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonNov 19 to Dec 17Dec 3
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonDec 18 to Jan 16Jan 1
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonJan 17 to Feb 14Jan 31
12Pìl KishuxCleansing MoonFeb 15 to Mar 15Mar 1
13Gahès KishuxMother Moon, the Crossing MoonMar 16 to Mar 18

The stations of the sun

Mpëntàm, the key to the calendar

Every name on the calendar is Moabe; the English here is a guide for those still learning.

Time

MoabeMeaningRoot
KishuxMoon; one moon cycleLenape
KishkuDayWashitaw class teachings
AquechqueSun; one year, the sun's full circlesun (Nanticoke); year sense is a Moabe coinage
Kweti AquechqueYear Onekweti, one (Lenape)
Kweti KishkuDay One; the spring equinoxMoabe coinage
Pahsùkwi KishkuThe days of rising, between Day One and the first new moonpahsùkwi, stand up (Lenape)
YùkweNow; return to todayLenape
MpëntàmI understand; the keyLenape

The moons

MoabeMeaningRoot
Òtaès KishuxFlower Moonòtaès, flower (Lenape)
Òkhatim KishuxMulberry Moonòkhatim, mulberry (Lenape)
Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry Moonhmuwìnkwës, blackberry (Lenape)
Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn Moonmëlingwèm, green corn (Lenape)
Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder Moonpèthakhòn, it is thundering (Lenape)
Xàskwim KishuxCorn Moonxàskwim, corn (Lenape)
Ximin KishuxPersimmon Moonximin, persimmon (Lenape)
Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn Moonwee-saw-panu, autumn (Nanticoke)
Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness Moonsamp-oo-somow, darkness (Nanticoke)
Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother Moonnuhàm, my grandmother (Lenape)
Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak Moonwawpaney, daybreak (Nanticoke)
Pìl KishuxCleansing Moonpil-, to be clean in body and ceremony (Lenape)
Gahès KishuxMother Moon; appears only in years with 13 new moonsgahès, my mother (Lenape)

The phases

MoabeDaysMeaning
Samp-oo-somow1 to 7The fertile dark; rest and intention
Òxe8 to 14The light grows; building and planting
Nulelìntàm15 to 22The full gathering; gathering and ceremony
Npìlsi23 to 30Release and cleansing; release, cleansing, and giving back

The stations of the sun

MoabeSun entersMeaning
Kweti Kishku0° ♈Day One; the year is born
Àskàskw15° ♉The greening; blossoming and growth
Wisaw0° ♋The golden sun at full strength
Pìlkësh15° ♌First fruits
Màxk0° ♎The red balance; the great harvest
Nëmuxumës15° ♏The grandfathers; the ancestors; the land at rest
Sëk0° ♑The fertile dark; the sun reborn
Òp15° ♒The white light returns; purification

Naxa Kishku and the four peaks

Each moon carries four peaks. Këkhitaholtëwakàn, love without measure, is the root: the moon in harmony with the sun, the source of all its light. From love grow the three fruits, Isla, Pèthakhòn, and Xàskwim. At the full moon, the Circle gathers to honor them all.

MoabeMeaningAlignment
◎ Naxa KishkuThe day of three: the full moon gathering that honors love and its three fruitsFull moon
KëkhitaholtëwakànPeak of unconditional love; the root of the three fruits☽ △ ☉ the waxing moon in trine to the Sun
IslaPeak of peacethe strongest ☽ ☌ or △ (else ⚹) with Venus, the planet direct, the moon waxing
PèthakhònPeak of power; the thunderthe strongest ☽ ☌ or △ (else ⚹) with Mars, the planet direct, the moon waxing
XàskwimPeak of prosperity; the cornthe strongest ☽ ☌ or △ (else ⚹) with Jupiter, the planet direct, the moon waxing

Glyphs of the sky

GlyphMeaning
✦A station of the sun
☉ ☽Sun, moon
☿ ♀ ♂ ♃ ♄ ♅ ♆ ♇Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ ♓The twelve signs, Aries through Pisces
→Enters a new sign
℞Turns retrograde
DTurns direct
●Eclipse
☌ ⚹ △Meeting, sextile, and trine: the harmonious alignments
◎Naxa Kishku

Dates come from the true positions of the sun, moon, and planets, computed on the Circle's own server for Eastern Time on the Circle newcomers.